NORMAN PARKINSON | Pedigree China and Georgian Silver, 1951

Vintage silver print. Initialed, dated and annotated in pencil in Norman Parkinson Trust stamp, with various annotations in unknown hands with Conde Nast and Vogue stamps on the verso.  

This print is in overall good vintage condition. Ferrotyped silver print. Glossy finish. Trimmed edges. A tear of 1.8 cm in right mid-edge of print. A couple of handling marks and a tear in margin away from image. A few scuffing and very light scratching lines through image, inherent with print type, as well as a couple of retouching marks, small handling creases and writing from the reverse visible under raking light.
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